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Glancing through the thread, I don't see a reason. Other than the DJ said he wasn't going to play it. Any particular reason? I realize a number of people here and in the stadium don't like the song which is not surprising, but I am sure there are just as many if not more that do like the song. There aren't many bars in town that when you hear the first lick of that guitar on this song that a cheer doesn't go up from the crowd. who knows....

I-10east · August 11, 2013, 04:49:59 PM

Of course. As soon as I saw this thread, I knew that the referencing of Sweet Home Alabama not being played at Everbank Field anymore was gonna be mentioned. Too typical....

sheclown · August 11, 2013, 04:55:25 PM

Quote from: I-10east on August 11, 2013, 04:49:59 PM
Of course. As soon as I saw this thread, I knew that the referencing of Sweet Home Alabama not being played at Everbank Field anymore was gonna be mentioned. Too typical....

Always a pleasure, I-10

I-10east · August 11, 2013, 05:07:39 PM

^^^Sheclown, is it really that big of a deal that one song isn't on the playlist? It's not like we lost a time honored fight song or something, like a Jaguar equivalent to "Hail to the Redskins" or "Bear Down".

sheclown · August 11, 2013, 05:20:55 PM

QuoteIn popular culture

"Sweet Home Alabama" appears on the soundtrack of the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as the title character dances with his beloved friend Jenny in the living room of his Alabama home during a rainstorm.
In the 1997 film Con Air, the song is played as the list of main characters is seen in the end credits. During the film, it is also played on the plane as some of the convicts dance, prompting Garland Greene (Steve Buscemi) to comment on the irony of "a bunch of idiots dancing on a plane, to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash."
The song (in edited form) is also heard at the beginning of the film Despicable Me (2010). The song also appears in the 1995 film Crimson Tide. As the ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama sets sail, the crew in the enlisted mens mess are playing the song on a portable stereo.
The song is also used in the opening to the film Joe Dirt (2001) and features David Spade lip syncing the opening "turn it up" lyric.
The song is used in the 2002 Reese Witherspoon / Patrick Dempsey movie of the same name.
The song is discussed in the documentary film Twenty Feet From Stardom (2013), a documentary film about the background vocalists in R&B, pop, and rock history.
The song is often heard at U.S. Cellular Field whenever Chicago White Sox ace Jake Peavy is pitching. Peavy was born in Mobile, Alabama.
As of 2009, the State of Alabama has begun using the phrase "Sweet Home Alabama" as an official slogan on license plates for motor vehicles, with Governor Bob Riley noting that Lynyrd Skynyrd's anthem is the third most-played song referring to a specific destination.[13] (This is also the second Alabama license plate in a row to make reference to a popular song, with the state's previous plate having featured "Stars Fell on Alabama".)
The song is played at Yankee Stadium for David Roberston's field entranceWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) used Sweet Home Alabama as the theme song for their pay-per-view Armaggeddon in 2000.
The song has been used in multiple advertising campaigns. In September 2007, Alabama Governor Bob Riley announced the phrase "Sweet Home Alabama" would be used to promote Alabama state tourism in a multi million dollar ad campaign. No indication has been given if the song itself will be included in the campaign.[14]
The song was used as the theme song to the 2001 EA Sports video game NASCAR Thunder 2002
The song is played at every home football game for the University of Alabama with the phrase "Roll Tide Roll" following the title lyrics, and was also played after the Crimson Tide's BCS National Championship victories in 2010, 2012, and 2013.

Recognition and awards

In May 2006, National Review ranked the song #4 on its list of "50 greatest conservative rock songs".[15]
In July 2006, CMT ranked it #1 of the "20 Greatest Southern Rock songs".
In 2004, the song was ranked #398 on Rolling Stone's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
In 2007, the song was used in the Top Gear Greatest Driving Songs album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Home_Alabama

It is a significant song. And it is a significant contribution Jacksonville made to the universe.

Now if you would've said, let's take a breather from it, I could understand that.

I-10east · August 11, 2013, 06:24:12 PM

^^^Cringeworthy articles like this one below is the reason why many of us in Jax loved the discontinuation of Sweet Home Alabama. The Jags have gotten a lot of new young fans (of different races) in recent years; Most who aren't likely down with the stars & bars. I don't have anything against Lynyrd Skynyrd, but I certainly understand why a rebel rousing song about Alabama isn't played in Jax anymore. I'm not trying to be funny, but Ray Charles had ties to the First Coast; Why not play his "Georgia on My Mind?"

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/27/you-know-who-wanted-tebow-in-jacksonville-lynyrd-skynyrd-did/

DDC · August 11, 2013, 07:31:11 PM

Quote from: I-10east on August 11, 2013, 06:24:12 PM

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/27/you-know-who-wanted-tebow-in-jacksonville-lynyrd-skynyrd-did/

Not sure about the rest of it but I am down with this part....

"Water would be turned into Jack Daniels. And there would be a three-hour wait for a table at the Waffle House after the game."

sheclown · August 11, 2013, 09:10:59 PM

Quote from: DDC on August 11, 2013, 07:31:11 PM
Quote from: I-10east on August 11, 2013, 06:24:12 PM

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/27/you-know-who-wanted-tebow-in-jacksonville-lynyrd-skynyrd-did/

Not sure about the rest of it but I am down with this part....

"Water would be turned into Jack Daniels. And there would be a three-hour wait for a table at the Waffle House after the game."

sheclown · August 12, 2013, 06:50:03 AM

Remembering Richie Hayward...

http://www.youtube.com/v/w5bWqhYSiBs?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"

Richie Hayward (February 6, 1946 – August 12, 2010)[1][2] was a drummer best known as a founding member and drummer in the band Little Feat. He performed with several bands and worked as a session player. Hayward also joined with friends in some small acting roles on television, which included an episode of F Troop.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdu4o4_the-bed-bugs-factory-camptown-races_music